Contents	5
	Foreword	7
	Preface	9
	Contributors	13
	PART 1 Using SVG and X3D in Generic Web Applications	15
	SVG and X3D in the Context of the XML Family and the Semantic Web	16
	1.1 From HTML to XML and the Semantic Web	16
	1.2 The Architecture of the Semantic Web	22
	1.3 The XML Family	25
	1.4 The Role and Advantages of SVG and X3D	29
	The Foundations of SVG	34
	2.1 Introduction	34
	2.2 Structural Pieces of SVG	35
	2.3 Manipulating Coordinate Systems	45
	2.4 Building Shapes and Paths	49
	2.5 Painting and Drawing	53
	2.6 The Core Text Elements	60
	2.7 Animating Graphics and Interactivity	69
	2.8 Summary	75
	X3D Fundamentals	76
	3.1 Introduction to X3D	76
	3.2 X3D Pro.les	78
	3.3 Viewing Our Worlds – The Navigation Component	85
	3.4 Introducing the X3D Event Model	86
	3.5 User-initiated Behaviours	92
	3.6 Viewing Our Content – The Power of XSLT and XML	96
	3.7 The Road Ahead	96
	3.8 Conclusion	96
	3.9 Acknowledgments	97
	SVG as the Visual Interface to Web Services	98
	4.1 Introduction	98
	4.2 Web Services	98
	4.3 SVG – the Right Choice	102
	4.4 Summary	110
	4.5 Acknowledgments	111
	X3D Graphics, Java and the Semantic Web	112
	5.1 Introduction	112
	5.2 The X3D Object Model	112
	5.3 X3D Fields	113
	5.4 X3D Nodes and Object Hierarchy	116
	5.5 Modifying Objects via Programmatic Access	116
	5.6 Applicability to Emerging Semantic Web Concepts	120
	5.7 Conclusions	131
	5.8 Acknowledgments	131
	References	131
	Distributed User Interfaces: Toward SVG 1.2	132
	6.1 Referential SVG	132
	6.2 Bringing HTML into SVG	136
	6.3 Flowing Text Into the Web	141
	6.4 Rendering Custom Content	147
	6.5 Live Templates, dSVG and XForms	162
	6.6 A Future of Distributed User Interfaces	165
	Publishing Paradigms for X3D	166
	7.1 Introduction: Publishing Paradigms	166
	7.2 Visualizing Information	172
	7.3 Design Principles and Interactive Strategies	174
	7.4 X3D and XSLT Techniques	179
	7.5 Publishing Technologies	190
	7.6 Summary	191
	7.7 Acknowledgments	191
	PART 2 Applying SVG and X3D to Speci.c Problems	194
	Visualizing Complex Networks	195
	8.1 Introduction	195
	8.2 Complex Networks	196
	8.3 Citation Networks	200
	8.4 Large-scale Network Visualization	202
	8.5 Network Visualization in VRML and X3D	203
	8.6 Visualizing the Evolution of Citation Networks	206
	8.7 Concluding Remarks	211
	Applying SVG to Visualization of Chemical Structures and Reactions	214
	9.1 Introduction	214
	9.2 Chemical Introduction for Non-chemists	215
	9.3 Creating Chemical Structures in SVG	217
	9.4 Visualizing a Reaction Mechanism	231
	9.5 Conclusion	235
	Using Metadata-based SVG and X3D Graphics in Interactive TV	237
	10.1 Introduction	237
	10.2 The Fascinating World of DigiTV	237
	10.3 DigiTV – The Essentials	239
	10.4 Reference System Architecture for MHP Devices	241
	10.5 The Narration Cube: A Novel Approach to DigiTV Converge Services	245
	10.6 Content Is King: DigiTV’s Rich Multimedia Assets and Its Deployment	250
	10.7 SVG Implementation of Hyperlinked TV	253
	10.8 Related Work	255
	10.9 Summary	255
	10.10 Acknowledgments	256
	Knowledge Visualization Using Dynamic SVG Charts	257
	11.1 Introduction	257
	11.2 SVG and Knowledge Management	258
	11.3 Application Scenario	259
	11.4 Technology Behind Dynamic SVG Charts	260
	11.5 Charts	261
	11.6 Manipulation and Interactivity	265
	11.7 Charting Anywhere	265
	11.8 Future Work	266
	11.9 Summary	267
	11.10 Acknowledgments	267
	Using SVG and XSLT to Display Visually Geo-referenced XML	268
	12.1 Introduction	268
	12.2 Combining XML Files with XSLT	269
	12.3 Problems and Potential	275
	Using Adobe Illustrator to Create Complex SVG Illustrations	278
	13.1 Introduction	278
	13.2 Vector Designs	279
	13.3 Fonts	279
	13.4 Colour	280
	13.5 Layers	280
	13.6 Primitive Shapes	281
	13.7 Filters and Effects	281
	13.8 Interactivity and Animation	282
	13.9 Rasterization	282
	13.10 Working with Non-AI Files	282
	13.11 Positioning	284
	13.12 Saving Your File	284
	13.13 Review	285
	13.14 Tutorial: Creating a Simple Image Map	286
	13.15 Tutorial: Tracing a Raster Image – Adding a Mouseover Event	289
	X3D-Edit Authoring Tool for Extensible 3D (X3D) Graphics	297
	14.1 Purpose and Basic Usage	297
	14.2 VRML/XML Quicklook	298
	14.3 IBM’s Xeena Tool Builder and X3D-Edit Design	299
	14.4 Stylesheet Conversions	300
	14.5 Tooltips and Internationalization (I18n)	302
	14.6 Construction of Example Archives	303
	14.7 Conclusions and Future Work	303
	14.8 Acknowledgments	304
	Concluding Remarks	305
	Index	307